Hudson River dredging

The General Electric Hudson River dredging begins Saturday. Here’s an excerpt from a recent Fred LeBrun column:

At long, long last, General Electric is about to start dredging the upper Hudson of PCB contamination.

Hosanna.

All that’s needed to begin what promises to be a spectacular event in terms of scale, engineering and coordination is the final nod from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which is overseeing the dredging plan GE designed and will implement.

This will be the largest river dredging operation ever. Up to 12 giant mechanical excavators on barges will be on the water simultaneously. GE project manager John Haggard expects the actual dredging of phase 1 will begin in mid-May, and proceed unabated 24 hours a day, six days a week, until the canal locks close in November. Read the full column.